Device for the dosed administration of a fluid product, provided with a coupling

• US 8,409,148 B2
• Filed: 06/27/2007
• Issued: 04/02/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ypsomed AG (Ypsomed Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: TecPharma Licensing AG (Ypsomed Holding AG)
• Inventors: Fiechter, Patrick, Kohlbrenner, Philippe, Kuenzli, Daniel, Meier, Christof, Stettler, Peter, Wittmann, Juergen, Widmer, Urs
• Primary Examiner(s): Bouchelle, Laura A
• Assistant Examiner(s): MEDWAY, SCOTT J
• Application Number:
  US11/769,194
• Publication Number:
  US 20080051712A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,106 Days
• Field of Search: 604/131, 604/136, 604/156, 604/232, 604/138, 604/134, 604/135, 604/137, 604/157, 604/186, 604207-209, 604/211, 604/218, 604/201, 604/228
• US Class Current: 604/197
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/202 cocking means, e.g. to bias the main drive spring of an injector
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/3125 specific display means, e.g. to indicate dose setting
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/3126 Specific display means related to dosing
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/3142 Modular constructions, e.g. supplied in separate pieces to be assembled by end-user
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/3247 Means to impede repositioning of protection sleeve from needle covering to needle uncovering position
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/20 Automatic syringes, e.g. with automatically actuated piston rod, with automatic needle injection, filling automatically A61M5/142 , A61M5/46 take precedence; hypodermic projectiles F42B12/54
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/24 Ampoule syringes, i.e. syringes with needle for use in combination with replaceable ampoules or carpules, e.g. automatic ampoules or carpules A61J1/06
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/31535 Means improving security or handling thereof, e.g. blocking means, means preventing insufficient dosing, means allowing correction of overset dose
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/31536 Blocking means to immobilize a selected dose, e.g. to administer equal doses
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/31543 piston rod reset means, i.e. means for causing or facilitating retraction of piston rod to its starting position during cartridge change
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/31553 without axial movement of dose setting member
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/31555 by purely axial movement of dose setting member, e.g. during setting or filling of a syringe
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/31558 using scaling up or down transmissions, e.g. gearbox
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/31561 using freely adjustable volume steps
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/31575 using scaling up or down transmissions, e.g. gearbox
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/31583 based on rotational translation, i.e. movement of piston rod is caused by relative rotation between the user activated actuator and the piston rod
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/31585 performed by axially moving actuator, e.g. an injection button
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/31593 Multi-dose, i.e. individually set dose repeatedly administered from the same medicament reservoir
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/3204 Needle cap remover, i.e. devices to dislodge protection cover from needle or needle hub, e.g. deshielding devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/3245 Constructional features thereof, e.g. to improve manipulation or functioning
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/3257 : Semi-automatic sleeve extension, i.e. in which triggering of the sleeve extension requires a deliberate action by the user, e.g. manual release of spring-biased extension means
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/326 : Fully automatic sleeve extension, i.e. in which triggering of the sleeve does not require a deliberate action by the user
• CPC Class Codes: F04B 49/106 : Responsive to pumped volume

Abstract

A device for the dosed administration of a fluid product including a housing, a conveying device for the product, a drive element influenced by the selection of a product dose, a coupling input member coupled to the drive element, a coupling output member coupled to the conveying device, a retaining device which maintains the coupling elements in a maintaining position uncoupled from each other, wherein at least one of the coupling elements is displaceable by a coupling movement from the maintaining position into a coupling state, and wherein a driving force of the drive element causes a delivery movement of the conveying device via the coupling elements.

Claims

1. A device for the dosed administration of a fluid product comprising a housing, a conveying device for the product, a drive element influenced by the selection of a product dose, a coupling input member coupled to the drive element, a coupling output member coupled to the conveying device, a holding means arranged between the coupling input and output members which maintains the coupling input and output members in a holding position uncoupled from each other, wherein at least one of the coupling input and output members is displaceable relative to the other by a coupling movement from the holding position into a coupling state in which the coupling input and output members establish an engagement, wherein a driving force of the drive element causes a delivery movement of the conveying device via a movement of the engaged coupling input and output members in the coupling state, and wherein the coupling output member is fixed axially and rotationally relative to the casing in the holding position of the coupling members.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the holding means includes a restoring member and the restoring member charges the at least one coupling member performing the coupling movement with an elastic restoring force acting counter to the coupling movement such that the coupling input and output members are held in the holding position.

3. The device according to claim 2, wherein the restoring member is supported, counter to the direction of the coupling movement, on the coupling input member or a structure which is connected to the coupling input member such that it cannot be moved counter to the direction of the coupling movement, at least in the holding position of the coupling members, or can only be moved as far as a stopper.

4. The device according to claim 2, wherein the restoring member is supported, in the direction of the coupling movement, on the housing or on a structure which is connected to housing such that it cannot be moved in the direction of the coupling movement relative to the housing, at least in the holding position of the coupling members.

5. The device according to claim 1, wherein an equalizing spring is supported, in the direction of the coupling movement, on conveying device, wherein the equalizing spring acts on the conveying device in an administering direction.

6. The device according to claim 1, further comprising a coupling intermediate member arranged between the coupling output and input members which in the holding position, fixes the coupling output member relative to the housing in a blocking engagement.

7. The device according to claim 6, wherein the coupling intermediate member can be moved in the direction of the coupling movement, out of the blocking engagement.

8. The device according to claim 6, wherein a restoring member acts on the coupling input member via the coupling intermediate member.

9. The device according to claim 1, further comprising a dosing member for setting the product dosage, which is coupled to the coupling input member and decoupled from the conveying device in the holding position of the coupling members.

10. The device according to claim 9, further comprising a dosing member for setting a product dosage, which is coupled to the drive element via the coupling input member, such that a dosing movement performed by the dosing member for setting the dosage charges the drive element with a force directed counter to a drive force.

11. The device according to claim 10, further comprising a dosage display for displaying a settable product dosage, which is coupled to the coupling input member and decoupled from the conveying device in the holding position of the coupling members.

12. The device according to claim 1, wherein the drive element moves axially relative to the housing in a drive movement and is coupled to the coupling input member and the housing such that the axial drive movement of the drive element causes a rotational movement of the coupling input member.

13. The device according to claim 12, wherein the drive element is in threaded engagement with the coupling input member or the housing.

14. The device according to claim 12, wherein the coupling input member performs an axial coupling movement and the drive element is coupled to the coupling input member such that the drive movement of the drive element causes the axial coupling movement.

15. The device according to claim 14, wherein the drive element slaves the coupling input member into the engagement during the drive movement.

16. The device according to claim 15, wherein the drive element is guided linearly, such that it is secured against rotating.

17. The device according to claim 1, wherein the coupling input member can be axially moved for performing the coupling movement.

18. The device according to claim 2, further comprising a triggering element which, when operated, performs a triggering movement and is coupled to the at least one of the coupling members which performs the coupling movement, such that the triggering movement of the triggering element causes the coupling movement.

19. The device according to claim 18, wherein during the triggering movement, the triggering element slaves the at least one coupling member performing the coupling movement into the engagement.

20. The device according to claim 18, wherein the triggering element is arranged in a proximal end region of the housing, co-axially with respect to the housing, and the triggering movement is in the distal direction relative to the housing.

21. The device according to claim 2, wherein the restoring member is supported, in the direction of the coupling movement, on the coupling output member or on a connecting part connected to the coupling output member.